Superfoods: 4 Body Creams For Healthy Looking Skin

Body cream vs body butter

When looking for something to add to your skincare routine, it can be tricky to know what the difference is between body creams and body butters – so, which one might be right for you?

Body creams are made with water and oil, while body butters contain essential oils and butters. Body butter tends to be thicker than body cream, while it also lasts longer, offering plenty of moisturisation. Body cream, on the other hand, is ideal to keep your skin perfectly nourished.

While there might be differences between creams and butters, our new Garnier Superfoods products are all rich moisturisers that aim to serve a specific skincare need. Whether you want to moisturise, nourish, repair skin barrier or hydrate, we’ve got just the thing for you. 

Thick, moisturising body creams for your best skin yet

Our new Garnier Superfoods range is sure to deliver you healthy looking skin, providing up to 48h hydration* up to ten layers deep!**
Not only that, but our formulas are vegan and  approved by Cruelty Free International.

For moisturising skin: Aloe Vera & Magnesium

To keep your skin perfectly moisturised, our Aloe Vera & Magnesium body cream certainly fits the bill. This formula, enriched with aloe vera and magnesium PCA is packed with nourishing ingredients to help keep your skin hydrated, moisturised and feeling soothed.

This cream contains ingredients of 96% natural origin, and can be applied generously day and night, on normal skin – you can find out more about aloe vera and magnesium in skincare here.

For nourished skin: Avocado & Omega 6

If you’re looking for a cream that’ll nourish your skin – and protect and reinforce your skin barrier at the same time, take a look at our Avocado & Omega 6 cream. This fast-absorbing cream is 97% natural origin and is suited to dry skin and contains the essential fatty acid Omega 6 and natural origin Avocado. The formula smooths and strengthens your skin’s surface while boosting moisture.

For repairing skin barrier: Cocoa & Ceramide

Ceramides are the fats found in skin cells, and they make up around a third of our outer skin layer. This formula, enriched with ceramides, helps your skin to retain moisture and helps protect and repair your skin barrier function.

That’s why our Cocoa & Ceramide organic body butter is well-suited to very dry skin types. It hydrates up to ten layers deep**, and leaves your skin feeling instantly hydrated. With 97% natural origin ingredients, our organic body butter also contains cocoa butter.

For hydrating skin: Watermelon & Hyaluronic Acid

If you’re looking for a cream that’s sure to hydrate your skin, why not take a look at our Watermelon & Hyaluronic Acid cream? Enriched with Hyaluronic acid and watermelon extract, this formula keeps your skin hydrated for up to 48 hours and up to ten layers deep**. Our gel-cream is packed with plenty of hydrating ingredients,  plus it is 96% natural origin!

Browse our new Body Superfoods range to find the perfect product for your skin’s needs.

*Instrumental test, 24 volunteers
**Upper layers of the epidermis

The basics of body lotion

If you don't yet have a favourite lotion (or even if you do!), find yourself a good-quality skin product that is formulated for your skin type, whether your skin is dry, oily, combination, or sensitive. When applying body lotion, give yourself an all-over treatment at least once each day for moisturised, healthy skin. Many people tend to apply lotion on completely dry, cool skin throughout the day, but this is a common mistake and won't give you the very best results! For your best skin, you should apply your product right after you shower. The reason is that your skin should be warm and not completely dry (blot with a towel after the shower but leave your skin damp). This helps your skin get ready for maximum absorption.

Body care for spot treatment

Some parts of the body are typically dryer than others. These are commonly the hands, elbows, knees, and neck. You may notice increased skin itching over these areas, and they may need body lotion throughout the day, on top of your post-bathing daily application. You may want to gently massage and warm the areas before applying more body lotion, as this will help you absorb and retain that moisture in dryer areas. For your hands, look into a specially-formulated hand lotion, as these products are specifically targeted for repairing and maintaining hands -- which come into more contact with pollutants than any other part of the body!